Confession...

I only have 42 not-too-shabby layouts. BUT, I broke my cardinal rule and quietly applied for a CT today. I was perusing DST, avoiding my Halloween sewing, and came across a CT call with my name all over it. Diane Rigdon is switching stores and was looking for a laid back CT. Her kits are beautiful, shabby, and soft. I was in love! So I took the plunge and sent off a last-minute application. And guess what? I'm on the Not Too Shabby Creative Team...I told you it had my name all over it!! Check out the official announcement here and her store here.

The Rice Crispy Effect

So, I 've noticed this cool 'scattered' look to elements lately...for example a sprinkling of sequins, flowers etc. As much as I try, I haven't been able to duplicate the 'accidental' quality of scattering elements. I usually try a few set-ups and scrap the whole element because it looks too contrived or just plain lame. Of course in today's speed scrap, Britt asked for a 'scattered' element. Rather than waste my time re-sizing and rearranging endlessly, I had a brilliant idea: Rice Crispies!! The box was on my kitchen counter and I quickly counted out five pieces and dropped them on the computer table. Tada!! The perfect 'scatter'! I copied the arrangement with my flowers on the page and here it is:

So I finished in time and love the elements, never mind I had 2 buses waiting for me as I scrapped until the last minute!!

And here's last night's Speed Scrap:

'Chic' journaling: Shirt: upside down and unbuttoned. Underwear: showing. Pants: twisted sideways. Hat: jaunty. It's Blake bedtime chic! Haha, I love that Blake!!